negotiator.boaframework.opponentmodel
Class OppositeModel

java.lang.Object
  negotiator.boaframework.OpponentModel
      negotiator.boaframework.opponentmodel.OppositeModel

public class OppositeModel
extends OpponentModel

Simple baseline opponent model which just mirror's the utility space of the agent. Note that the model does not measure the issue weights, it makes no sense. Tim Baarslag, Koen Hindriks, Mark Hendrikx, Alex Dirkzwager and Catholijn M. Jonker. Decoupling Negotiating Agents to Explore the Space of Negotiation Strategies

Author:

Mark Hendrikx

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class negotiator.boaframework.OpponentModel

negotiationSession, opponentUtilitySpace

Constructor Summary

OppositeModel()

Method Summary

double	getBidEvaluation(Bid bid) Determines the utility of a bid according to the preference profile.
java.lang.String	getName()
double	getWeight(Issue issue) Returns the weight of a particular issue in the domain.
void	init(NegotiationSession negotiationSession, java.util.HashMap<java.lang.String,java.lang.Double> parameters) Initializes the model.
void	updateModel(Bid bid, double time) Method used to update the opponent model.

Methods inherited from class negotiator.boaframework.OpponentModel

cleanUp, endSession, getIssueWeights, getOpponentUtilitySpace, init, isCleared, loadData, setOpponentUtilitySpace, setOpponentUtilitySpace, storeData, updateModel

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

OppositeModel

public OppositeModel()

Method Detail

init

public void init(NegotiationSession negotiationSession,
                 java.util.HashMap<java.lang.String,java.lang.Double> parameters)
          throws java.lang.Exception

Description copied from class: OpponentModel

Initializes the model. The init method should always be called after creating an opponent model.

Overrides:

init in class OpponentModel

Parameters:

negotiationSession - reference to the state of the negotiation

Throws:

java.lang.Exception

updateModel

public void updateModel(Bid bid,
                        double time)

Description copied from class: OpponentModel

Method used to update the opponent model.

Specified by:

updateModel in class OpponentModel

Parameters:

bid - to update the model with.

time - at which the bid was offered.

getBidEvaluation

public double getBidEvaluation(Bid bid)

Description copied from class: OpponentModel

Determines the utility of a bid according to the preference profile.

Overrides:

getBidEvaluation in class OpponentModel

Parameters:

bid - of which the utility is calculated.

Returns:

Utility of the bid

getWeight

public double getWeight(Issue issue)

Description copied from class: OpponentModel

Returns the weight of a particular issue in the domain.

Overrides:

getWeight in class OpponentModel

Parameters:

issue - from which the weight should be returned

Returns:

weight of the given issue

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Overrides:

getName in class OpponentModel

Returns:

name of the opponent model.